India has carried out "surgical strikes" across the Line of Control in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir to prevent terrorists who were prepping to infiltrate and attack the Kashmir region and metros; Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated the Indian Army and described its surgical strikes against terrorists across the Line of Control as a "strong message that conveys our country's resolve to prevent further infiltration and attacks on our security forces and our people"; Residents of nearly 1,000 villages in Punjab districts bordering Pakistan are being evacuated following escalation of tension between India and Pakistan in the wake of surgical strikes by the Indian Army across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir; and more in our news wrap of the day.